Lamp holder for miners&#39; caps



AH. DAVIS.

LAMP HOLDER FOR MINERS' CAPS.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.22, |919.

Lggm, mmm No 14,1922,

A TTORNEY. Y

Patented Nev. lll, i922.

if" gaat HENSON DAVIS, OF ROUNDUP, MONTANA.

` LAMP HOLDER FOR MINERS CAPS.

Application led December' 22, 1919.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HnNsoN Davis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roundup, in the county of Musselshell and State ot Montana, have invented new and usetul Improvements in Lamp Holders for Miners Caps, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to means for connecting a lamp to a cap and the principal object of the invention is to provide means for securely holding the lamp vin place on the cap so that there is no danger of the lamp becoming detached when the miner moves about.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the lamp may be easily and quickly placed in position on the cap.

rlhis invention also consists in certain other features orp construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed outl in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a perspective view or' the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the attaching means alone.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of a miners lamp showing attaching hooks thereon.

In these views 1 indicates the cap which is provided with a long vizor 2 of stiff material. 3 indicates a bracket or holder of substantially Z-shape with one member riveted to the vizor and its other member connected with the top of the cap. The intermediate member lies parallel with the front of the cap. A plate 4 of spring metal has its lower part connected with the lower part of Athe holder member by rivets or the like and the upper part of this plate is reduced with its extremity of V-sha'pe. This upper part is bent over at right angles and secured to the top member of the bracket. The junction of the intermediate part of the bracket with the upper part forms a bead 5 which projects outwardly slightly so as to space the plate 4L from said intermediate part. The edges of said plate, adjacent the serial no. atenei.

beginning of the reduced part, are curved outwardly as at 6 to iorin directing wings to guide the hooks 7 on the lamp 8 between the plate and the intermediate part of the bracket. The bent over part of the plate is provided with a hole 9 which is continued through the upper par-t of the bracket and the edges of the extremity ot said plate are bent upwardly to provide guiding ribs 10 to guide the upper hook 1l of the lamp t-o said hole. A slot l2 is formed in the bent over part ot the plate and the bead. This slot receives the part oit the upper hook which is soldered to the lamp. A hole 13 may be formed in the plate to increase its flexibility. As will be seen the lamp is provided with the two side hooks and the upper hook, the upper hook engaging the hole 9 and the side hooks engaging the edges of the plate, said side hooks being' guided into p0- sition by the outwardly bent portions ot said plate. In this way the lamp is held at three points.

lVhat l claim is:

1 .A device of the class described comprising a lamp having a pair ot' side hooks and an upper hook, a substantially Z- shaped cap bracket and a spring plate having its lower part secured to the lower member oi the bracket and its upper part reduced and having its extremity bent at right angles and secured to the top member of said bracket, the junction of the intermediate part of the bracket with the upper part forming a bead which projects outwardly so as to space the plate from said intermediate part and the edges of said plate adjacent the beginning of the reduced part being curved outwardly to form directing wings to guide the hooks on the lamp between the plate and the intermediate part of the bracket, the bent over part of the plate being provided with a hole which is continued through the upper part of the bracket and the edges of said plate being bent upwardly to provide guiding ribs toy guide the upper hook of the lamp to said hole.

2. A device oi the class described comprising a cap having a long vizor of stii" material termed thereon, a substantially Z- shaped bracket having one member riveted to the vizor and the other member connected with the top of the cap, an intermediate member lying parallel with the front of the cap and a spring metal plate having its lower part connected with the lower part of the bracket member by means ot rivets, the upper part of said plate having a reduced portion with its extremity of V-shape formation, the upper part being 'bent over at right angles and secured to the top member of the bracket7 the junction of the inter* mediate part of the bracket with the plate forming a V which projects outwardly to space said plate from said intermediate part the edges of said plate adjacent the upper hook 'being adapted to engage a hole formed in-said plate and said side hooks adapted to engage the edges of the plate `and be lguided into position by the outwardly bent portions of said plate.

In testimony whereof I-afx my signature.

.Henson nAvrs. 

